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    Diophantine Set

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    A set S of positive integers is said to be Diophantine iff there exists a polynomial Q with integral coefficients in m>=1 indeterminates such that S = {Q(x_1, ..., x_m)>=1:x_1>=1, ..., x_m>=1}. It has been proved that the set of prime numbers is a Diophantine set.

    Related term

    prime Diophantine equations

    Associated person

    Diophantus

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